AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BRATTON, Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE,' PA., APRIL 19, 1860, DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS. For Governor, HENRY D. FOSTER, - : OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, ELECTOR'S AT LARGE. Geo. M. Keis(, of Berks county. Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia. DISTRICT ELECTORS. 14. J. Reckhoyv. 15. Geo. D. Jackson 16. J. A. Abl. 17. J. B.' Danner. 18. J. R. Cranford. 10. 11. N. Lee. 20. J. B. Howell. 21. N. P. Fetterman. 22. Samuel Marshall. 23. Win. Book. 24. B. D- Hamlin. 25. Gavlord Church.-: 1. Frod’k. A. Server. 2. Wm. C. Patterson. 3. Jos. Crockett; Jr. 4; J. G. Brenner. 0. J. W. Jacoby. 6. Charles Kelly. 7. 0. P. James. 8. David Scholl. 9. J. L. Lightncr. 10. .S. S. Barber. , . 11. T. H. Walker. 12. S. S. Winchester. 13. Joseph Laubach. The Summer Arrangement upon the Cumberland Valley Railroad can ,be fouud in our advertising columns. . . AVc would call the attention of our town readers to the advertisement of Mr. John Iv. ■ SfAi-MAN, who will offer for sale, at his roai dohco, in College street, on the 23th inst., all his household and kitchen furniture. ’His su perior Pianos, Carpets, fo., are well worthy the attention of. those who desire to purchase such articles. ' Eorsb Found. —On Thursday of last week, a small silk purse was picked up in South llahovor street, It contained a pipco of mon ey, and a small article used ,by ladies. The purse and contents have been left with the ed . itor of this paper, who will restpre them to the owner, after they have been described; Hew, Liquor Stork. --Mi*. William Mar tin, of our town,* has opened a new Liquor Store, a couple of doors cast of I.niioff’s store, facing the Market House. His stock is exten sive, and most of it has been selected on ac count of its purity and excellence. Mr. M. understands his business thoroughly, and wo doubt not our hotel kcopers.wiU find it to their advantage to give him a call. Look out roa Tiiem: —The Spring of the year is here, notwithstanding the mats of bad weather wo experience occasionally.. Warm days there will be, and those whoso cellars contain vegetable matter, such as.turnips, po tatoes; cabbage, celery, &c., should lose no time in. having it removed; Imnginothe dangcrof disease arid death to the dqar ones who live in the apartments. above such ri magazine of fe tid atmosphere as'such refuse must engen der. , ■ . Free.Bankixg. —There does not seem to be much of an inclination to invest in this way in our borough.. Among the shrewd calcula tors the opinion seems to bo strong that there is bnt little chance tp 1 make money, while the contingencies are somewhat against the pro fits. It appears to be the opinion of our.poo ple that the profits would.npt warrant the out lay. ArniL has passed into a proverb for fickle ness, and her penchant for laughing and cry ing all together is being pretty thoroughly in dulged now-a-days. »If anything, the “crying” ■rather “has it.” At best, her “smiles” arc of the .frigid order —her sunshine scarcely over lapping the boundaries of frost. Still, April is a very pleasant comer, and she is very busi ly .spreading hoi - green carpet of grass over the fields, and spangling it with flowers. Wherever there is room for a blade of grass to spring up, it is not wanting. 'Advent of Spuing.' —Spring now makes her, appearance by bursting buds, and the opening of April flowers, with pale tints but rich ,in fragrance. The anxious husbandman’s team is how a field, piercing with deep or shallow furrow tlio face of old mother earth, to draw from her bosom fruitful germs in grain and. r-oot. ■ No longer must there bo, a delay, a few. weeks hence and the ripening, suns of Sum mer shall wait on him, to mature the vigorous growth nurtured by his cure., Let his work testify of his skill, and energy; his timely, plowing, careful harrowing and prompt sow ing of good seed. Have full faith in the wis dom of the .God of harvest ! who also hath, charge of the seed-time, who sends in duo sea son purifying frosts, softening rains and gen tle down with genial sunlight to excite and de velop. tlio tender plant and seed. Yet do your part, roly not on Hercules, but put - thy shoul der to the chariot wheel. Top Much Coffer.— The advent of the nick ci’oeut was hailed,ns a prospective relief from I ho-weight of small change,which the ponder ous copper coin involved; but although nickel has become plenty enough, the copper cents are still as numerous as ever, and the retail trading community is fairly ovorburthenod with pennies. Change a dime for one cent, ' and you are sure to got all pennies in change; the, store-keeper says ho can’t help it, ho has so many pennies. Buy a paper of a newsboy and'give him a quarter, ho will give you twen ty-four pennies in change, if lio can; his ex planation is, ho gets nothing but pennies.— Milkmen, bakers and grocers gets pennies by the cart load, and aro mueh inconvenienced to got rid of them, ns they cannot make largo payments with them, for the law has prescrib ed’ that over the fraction of a dollar pennies aro not a- legal tender. Any plan by which one-half of tho pennies. now ip circulation could bo got rid of would be hailed ns a desi rable relief, 1 A correspondent suggests that the copper pennies might bo driven out of cir culation by depreciating thoi?Talno onc-half, us the Spanish shillings and quarters were abolished about three years ago; but to do not think this could be done, as tho cent is a coin of tho realm, issued by tlio United States Government, who have no more right to r'cpu. diato them, at par, than a bank would to re fuse to .cash, its bills without being declared insolvent. Rhode Island Flection. ---Complete re turns give the following vote for Governor: For Sprague, Democrat, 12,295 For Radelford, Republican, ' 10,835 Scattering, 143 The Kansas Bill Passed. •Thohill for tlifc admission of Kansas into the Union, with the Wyandotte Constitution, passed the House of Representatives finally on the 11th instant, after much loss debate than had been anticipated, and by the decisive vote of 134 yeas to 73 nays. The general impres sion is, that the hill will pass the Senate also at an early day, so that by the 4th of July wc shall probably have another star to add to the National Flag, and Kansas, once a word preg nant of internal feuds, amt fierce political controversy, will be removed forever from par tisan disputations. All'the Northern mem bers, except two, voted -for the hill; am a the Southern members except three, voted as passed declares, hereof Kansas admitted into the Union under tl.e Wyandotte Constitution, on an equal 100 mg with the original States, in all respects what soever. The boundaries begin at that point I on the eastern boundary of the Missouri where the 37th parallel of north latitude crosses the same; thcncs west, oh the said parallel to the 25th meridian of longitude, west of Washing ton; thence north on thabmeridiun to the 40th parallel of latitude; thence east on the said parallel to the western boundary of Missouri: theuco south, with the western boundary of that Slate, to the place of beginning. Provision is made, that the Indian rights, under existing treaties, shall not bo impaired, nor shall their territory ho included, with the State until the Indians shall signify their as sent tliqj-eto; Until the next general appor tionment, the State of Kansas shall bo enti tled to one member of the House of Represen tatives. The remainder of the hill contains the usual laud provisions and conditions. A Disgraceful Scene. Some of our representatives in Congress had better be sent home, for they are of ho use to themselves, or the country. Last week, a Mr. Lovojoy, of Illinois, created considera ble excitement in. the. House,-by an extrava gant and most outrageous anti-slavery speech, as unwise and impolitic as it was rash and offensive. All the most violent philippics ut tered by tire hot-headed Southerners, during this session against abolitionists, Could not be. compared to this in atrocity or fanaticism. In his excitement Ire advanced from his scat into the area, and menacing the Democratic scats with clenched fists, gave utterance to passion ate and vehement invectives against the slave holders. His reckless and insulting harangue at last roused the feelings of, the Southern* members, and the consequence was a scone of violence and confusion disgraceful to the act ors and injurious to the character of the na tion. Lovojoy may be earnest and sincore'in his.convictions,' on* tho subject of slavery; but if ho has brooded over this one idea, until he has become a sort of monomaiae on tho bug boar, of his existence, let him vent hisdonun-. cialious on the stump,-and not inpede.legisla tion by such incendiary appeals. Democracy Rising. —lt is a noteworthy h fact, that, the Opposition have never made 1 1 more strenuous effrots •to sustain theijisolves.l as a rising parly'than in the last six months, yet with ail their tjleSpcrate efforts, they have made no acquisition of any consequence. On the other hand, the Democracy is steadily gai ning ground and numbers. In every city or State election recently hold, .where side issues have not been made to influence.lire result, the Democrats have gained heavily. In every case where an electiori has been held this year, on the. national issues, the Democracy have been tho gainers. Those preliminary skirmishes, to .the great political battle of the year are important, chiefly for tho reason that they show by their issues the uniform Demo cratic tendency of the masses of the people. lliSTonicAt. Pacts—The Division or Pai TIES .—In 1700, at tho Presidential election between tho Democracy who supported Thom as Jefferson, and the Federalists who voted for John Adams, tho latter got every electoral vote in Now England. Again, in 1800, at. the Presidential election—the same candidate in the- field—the Federalist Adams received the unanimous electoral vote of New England. Tho whole North voted, for Adams on both . occasions, save parts of .Pennsylvania .and New York. The South was nearly or quite unanimous for Jefferson. In 1808 and 1812, when James Madison was running for President on tho Democratic ticket, every Now England State voted against him, save Vermont. All the Southern States voted for him, save Delaware. - . In 1828, all New England went for Jehu Quincy Adams, except oue electoral vote in Maine. General Andrew Jackson was beaten in every Eastern State. Tho South wont al most, unanimously for Jackson. The Now England States are now where they, were in the days of Jefferson and Jack son—opposed to the Democratic party. After all the mutations of politics and of time, tho divisions of parties are, geographically, about as they were in 1790 and 1800. . The Mormons.— The bill punishing polyga my in Utah; or as others term it, ‘The bill establishing polygamy in tho District of Co lumbia,’ has passed tho House by a largo ma jority. The first section begins, thus: —‘That if any person or persons, being married, shall, during the life of tho former husband or wife, marry another person in any Territory of the United States, or other place except tho Dis trict of Columbia, over which tho United States possess exclusive jurisdiction, shall, on convic tion thereof,’ &d. This, it is contended, estab lishes, by implication, polygamy in Washing ton, and declares exclusive Congressional ju risdiction over tho Territories; a question somewhat mooted in those days of popular sovereignty. When this provision was read in tho Senate, it created no little merriment. The Chops in 'Virginia. —The Staunton Vindicator says:—the wheat crop is looking remarkably promising in Augusta and Rock ingham counties. The indications are also that there will ho an abundant yield of fruit this season. Our exchanges from nil direc tions tell us that the prospect for an abundant harvest is now more flattering than it has been for years past. The grain appears to have sustained little or no injury from the ex treme cold weather of the past winter, and is now springing up most beautifully. The sun 'ny days wo are now enjoying will insure us such crops, the coming season as will make the whole nation rejoice. I York Tribune, road thorn a lecture upon this TUB COVODE COMMITTEE. • Rnd warncd thom 0 f the injury that This extraordinary Legislative Committee, wo j u rO3uU to ßlack Republicanism from the says the Pittsburg Post, Inquisitorial manner inwhich theywcrocon partisan purposes, is certainly the greatest tß f s investigation, and now the Now farce which was ever enacted in % mfS rebates their: notions, nlid i meat.. Its proceedings do no even partake auch tt precedent as Its Originator lias not exhibited the ta . RESSIO!fja I n -terveotiox.—The _n horse jockey. As a movement ealeu- L “ f , hc Commit tco of the House ,of lilted to benefit the country, Mr. Covodes in- j{ e jL osor ,tativos has reported in favor of com ?• rnn Iris no value nor potency. -As a Mr . Schell to reveal he .mines of the vCstigation b.w » . d * who contributed to the New York Ho politicai movement it only . fend ; u 1856 . Under the,r ms motions the I rate condition oi the parti 1 Committee are clearly authorized to ask tlio bio fin- it. , .. , , „„ mm !tteo question, and it was "perhaps even their duty This brilliant and accomplished committee do sQ . llut ; t i s f or the House to consider uoiv engaged in ascertaining, what every- tllo p ro p r i c ty 0 f compelling him to answer, body knows to be a fact (except, perhaps, the It is acknowledged that Mr Solmn^asattha costs money to carry elections. Covodc knows _, (> _ imd compe Ui ng l,; m to answer under such it to be a fact, for he himself is stated to have c i r cumstances.nbont such a matter, in winch been entrusted with one hundred thousand 110 question of privilege is involved, is certam dollars in the campaign of “5- Pcnnsylvama for Fremont. Perhaps • - r ; ~ zea i to-excess. Whenever at is dis- Covode will make a personal statement to his ] a^ed ; n ma tters not affecting the privileges committee, explaining how.-and after what of the House itself, it is very dangerous, bc manner he expended that one hundred thou- cause it is very difficult to place bn " nd - 3 manner ue exi l F t that’s If the practice bo once commenced, of drag sand dollars. It did not elect : LrcmonV«mit a the bar and forcill? them to tell certain. Perhaps Mr. Covode can shov a jj n y, o ut any or every transaction in which balance sheet. they were engaged ns private individuals, and In that same campaign of 185 G, Tom Ford, their relations with others in the course ot it, In, that same camp „ • tto it mi ght, in time of excitement, make a Com- ■ an officer of the lower House, ■ so of the House as odious and oppressive Pennsylvania with twenty thousand dollars to tbe gt ar Chamber of Inquisition. What be expended in aiding the Republican cause. g c hell did or said, .as a .Government officer Several newspapers are said to have been pur- had better bo lot aloijc—not for his sake, or i „r i„. tI,U m>ntinman and hence his ex- because the revelation sought might not bo chased Ij - o ‘ ~ - , , useful, but because the precedent that would pencnce m printing, which caused him to ue tbug b(J .would be dangerous in the selected as printer for. the House. extreme. Perhaps the' Covode Committee will ask these gentlemen to divulge the amount of mo ucythcy had, and show the vouchors for what ' they expended it, Let the Covode Committee, by all means, examine their own Chairman,, and the House Printer. They have asked Mr. Schell* of New York, to furnish a list of. those who-subscribed mo ney to assist the Democracy of Pennsylvania in the campaign of 1856. Ho has very P ro P* crly refused to furnish the committee with in formation which is none of their business. That elections cost money—and must cost money—cannot be controverted. Every can didate knows it; —every man conversant with the machinery of elections knows it. The dis creditable, fact, patriotism and public, virtue have lamented since-1840, when the corrupt ing influences of money became more appa rent in elections than, ever before. It hence- 1 forth became a custom for candidates and par t}' men to contribute -for election . expenses.—- Music, banners, transparencies, powder, prin ting, fire-works, waggons, horses, buggies, and a hundred like things, all costs money, and inasmuch as there is no legal provision for these extra expensive displays of patriotism* private .contributions must be made to defray them. It is-a notorious fact, that ih 1856 large sums of money were expended by both parties all over the country. Republicans did quite as much of this sort of thing,as Demo crats. It would be well if the pernicious practice could be crushed out; hut such men as Covode, who have been elbow-deep in po litical money rhovomofits, arc the last to bo expected to work a reform, .-’lndeed there- is no sincerity- in acts* ’lt is notjupg but ' a desire to mako political capital which moves Mr. Covode and his committee m this matter. What political capital he can hope to make by proving that the Democrats contributed mon ey to carry ,an election, we cannot see. The Republicans expended more than, the Demo crats. If the committee wishes, to ascertain the particulars, let them ask-Tom Ford; let them ask the Republicans of Maine, who help ed the Republican State Treasurer to rob the public treasury; let them ask their own Chair, .man what was. done with that one hundred thousand dollars, and if this docs not satisfy them, lot them investigate tho more recent, bribery and corruption at tho Rhode Island election, where votes ranged from ten dollars to , fifty dollars each; and where Padelford’s (the Republican candidate) unsuccessful at tempt to bribe the town clerk,, of Cranston, is an undisputablo fact. ... 1 Those things are disgraceful, and it is great ly to.be regretted that they exist. If .Mr. Co vodo can suggest a remedy, be would do the ‘service. But his attempt to create , political capital out of it, will prove more damaging than beneficial to himself and his parly. He is only rendering himself, ridicu lous with,.h!s o # wn party; as well as the people of the,cfmntry generally. Investigating Committee. This committee, says the Philadelphia Ar gus, was not constituted for tho purpose of subserving any public interest or producing any general good.' Such was not the intention or object of the movers and projectors, and if their past politi cal history was not sufficient to convince men that they were uninfluenced by any motives of patriotism, the course they have since pm - - suod is sufficiently clear to dispel any linger ing charitable dnubt, and to convince every citizen, possessing a particle of common sense; not warped by party prejudices, that the only aim and object of these pseudo virtuous poli ticians was and is by some moans, no matter how base or how mean, to cast odium upon the National Democracy and to degrade and disgrace the Chief Magistrate of tho United States, hoping thereby to prejudice the mi rids of tho uninformed and ignorant portion of tho community. They have hoped by a false accusation, and by foul insinuation against the head of the government, to. withdraw the attention of the community from their own nofrarious and. .villainously corrupt transactions. With this cry of “ stop thief!” they.aimed first to elude that justice which, though sure, is sometimes slow ; and second, to bring into disrepute and disgrace pure and good men, that they might rise upon their ruin. This committee was conceived in malice and falsehood, and in its sittings and investi gation, a course has been pursued by a ma joriy which violates all decency, which is meanly dishonorable, and which is calculated to subvert every principle of justice and de stroy every sacred right of the private citizen. So shameless has boon the course pursued by John Covodo, as Chairman of this Com mittee, that oven n portion of the press which sustains the Republican party, ashamed of the I attempts of the Committee' to violate the rights) of.private citizens, have in unqualified terms denounced their high-handed and outrageous attempts. A short time since, Greeley, of the Now MORITDEMOCRATIC VICTORIES! ■ The municipal elections this Spring have .generally resulted in favor of the Democrats; Cities and towns, that rarely, if ever, elected Democratic officers, have heen completely rev olutionized in politics, and placed the seal of their condemnation upon' the ultra sectional spirit and aims of Black Republicanism, by throwing large majorities on the Democratic side. We have already reported several of these victories; hut this week we have along list of them to publish, which will cause every good Democrat to rejoice and take courage for the future Harrisburg GnY.—Thefirsl Election under the.Cily Charier—The Democrats Triumphant - Glorious Victor;! —Desperate Efforts of the Black Republicans to save themselves, &c., &c. —The Harrisburg Patriot <6 Union of Satur day last, thus speaks of the brilliant victory achieved by the Democracy of that city on th'e day previous: Tho first election held in Harrisburg under tho City charter resulted yesterday in the suc cess of the ■whole’. Democratic. City ticket. William H. Kepncr, our candidate for Mayor, received amajority.of 142 votes, notwithstand ing the desperate efforts made by tho Opposi tion to accomplish Ids defeat. Wo have elect ed'our candidate for Trcasurorby 130 major ity, and the three City Auditors. Harrisburg is a Democratic city, and takes her position in tho Democratic ranks beside Albany', Hart ford, Trenton, St; Paul, and other cities which have recently given Democratic majorities, i In consequence of tho defective character of i the assessments, a large number of young arid active Democrats.were excluded from.voting for City, officers, whawill bo qualified to .vole at the fall out? majority writ bo double or ftcSilo vßSJ.tnow is- ■ A Dcinecva tic triumph at thiffiSuo, in the face; of alt the difficulties agaihstwhich wo had to contend, foreshadows a splendid victory in the fall, for Poster and tho nominee of the Charleston Con vention. Tho signs of tho times are all propi tious. Lot the Democracy determine to march forward to victory 1 . ■ ■ Democratic Triumph in Hartford. —At the municipal election held in the city of Hartford, on the 9th inst., Henry C. Doming, tho Democratic candidate for Mayor, was elected by 449 majority. Tho whole Demo cratic city ticket was elected. The,Board of Aldermen and City Council are equally divi ded between tlje Democratic and. Republican parlies. Municipal Election in Trenton, N. J.— The city election in Trenton on the 10th inst. resulted in tho choice of Mills, Democrat, for Mayor, by. 400 majority. Strain, Dem., was chosen Marshal, by 41 majority. A majority of the city ticket is Democratic. , Albany Ciiabter Election. —Tho Democ racy elected their whole city ticket, in Alba ny, N. Y., on the 10th. Goo. 11. Thaohor was chosen Mayor, and Charles L. Austin, Recor der, by 800 to 1,000 majority. The Demo crats also carried seven Aldermen put of ten, and six Supervisors. Mr. Weridcll, the regu lar American nominee for Mayor, withdrew in favor of the Republican candidate. Democratic Victory in Portsmoueii, Va. —The election for Mayor in Portsmouth, Va., on Saturday, the 7th, inst., resulted in the choice of Geo. W. Grice, Administration Dem ocrat,.by 90 majority. The majority for Hog gin, Opposition, at the Into Gubernatorial election, Was 132—Democratic gain, 222. The Democrats Successful in Milwau kee.—The telegraph reported a fugitive slave fescue at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but had not a word to say of tho fact that the Democrats triumphed gloriously there on Tuesday week, electing Hon. Win. P. Lynde, for Mayor, and their whole ticket. Tho Republicans made much ado in the canvass, detailing Mr. Carl Solmrz to draw off tho Democratic portion of the Gorman vote; but Black Republicanism, was.ngain nailed to the wall, although the canvass was oonduotod on strict party lines. . Great Victory in lowa City. —A friend sends us tho lowa Stale Reporter of tho 4th inst., which brings out the bid Democratic rooster, as large as life, and as natural as over, to crow over the great victory achieved by the Democrats of lowa City—hitherto a foal straight-out Yankee Republican nest—at their municipal election, on tho 2d inst. They appear to have made a clean sweep of it— electing a. Democratic Mayor, a Democratic Recorder, a Democratic Treasurer,' a Demo cratic Marshal, a. Democratic Assessor, and eight Democratic Aldermen, Well done, lowa 1 John Brown, Jn.—The Harper’s Ferry In vestigating Committee had another meeting on Wednesday. The Sergeaiit-at-Arms, who has -been in search of John Brown, jr., has re turned and informed the Committee that ho is in Ohio, hut refused to ho taken. Ho defies the Committee and Congress, and says his friends will not permit him to leave the State. The Sorgcarit-at-Arms, having no pow er to act, and being afraid of getting into dif ficulty, did not press the matter, reported the factions above to the Committee, who have the matter under consideration. ■ Rumored Appointments.— lt is rumored ■ that Hon. Hhbmas H. Burrowes, the now Su -1 porintendent ff the Common Schools, has ten dered the appointment of Deputy Superinten dent to John L. Gow, Esq., of Washington I county, said to bo a Republican in politics. Also, that Wnj.J). Boas, Esq., (Dom.) of Har risburg, former Cashier of the Treasury, has been appointed Chief Clerk, and that Mr, Sample, at present holding a clerkship in the Department, will bo retained. Court Proceedings, ■ Tlio following cases wonj tried last week in the Court of Quarter .Sessions of Una > conn y. Com. vs. Wm. Jefferson, (col d.)— Larceny, Case conlinncd. ~, . A aS nnlt Com.’ vs, George Fisher, (col d-)-^ 1 ■ and battery. Bill ignored, and the prosotu tor, M: S'mytho, to, pay costs. . Com. vs.' Nathan >ne (col'd.)-Ass“ult. and malicious mischief. Ignored, and 1 cutor, Bishop Hawkins, to pay costs. . Com. vs. Charles Taylor, (ool’d.)-B«r S la* ry. Information made by Kobort Noulo. 'fried, convicted, and sentenced" to the icm toutiary for two years, pay a fii]o of One dol lar and costs. ..... * Com. vs. Alfred Whiting, (col'd.)— Assault and battery with intent to kill. Found ginlty of the assault and battery. Sentenced to jail for one month, pay a fine of ?1 and costs. Com. ys. David Watts, (col’d.)— Assault and battery.' Deft, found not guilty, and the prosecutor, Louisa A. Turner, pay the costs. Com. vs. Jackson Welsh.—Assault and bat tery., Bill ignored, and prosecutor, Leonard Parker, sentenced to pay the costs. ■ Com. vs; Wm. Donly and Michael Evans. Charge of obstructing officers in discharge ot duty. Defts. plead guilty and were senten ced to bo imprisoned an county jail tor live days, pay a lino of six cents, and the costs ot l ” Com? vs.' Leonard Parker.—Assault and battery. Convicted and sentenced to pay a line' of $1 and costs. , , , Com. vs. James Crancy—Assault and bat tery on oath of Jackson Welsh.- Convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of §1 and costs. Coin, vs. James Canton.—Larceny. Licit, pleads guilty and was sent to jail for two months, pay a fine of $l. and costs. - Com. vs. John Dashier.—Surety of the Peace. The case being heard, the defendant was sentenced to pay the costs. _ Com. vSi. Jas. Noble. —Surety of the Peace. The defendant not being in Court ins recogni zance was forfeited. „ , T, Com. vs. K. Guire.—Surety of the Peace. Defendant settled by payment of costs. VOTE OP THANKS. At a mooting of tho Empire Hook &Laddor Co. No. 1, of Carlisle, hold April 14, 1860, Mr. Charles B. Mock, oh behalf of Samuel J. Lenoir, of Philadelphia, the designer and builder of our Truck, presented to tho Com pany a massive Silver Fire Horn, as a birth day present, and from IViri, Kennels, a photo graph 'of tho Woccaooe Engine, House and apparatus. Whereupon the following pream ble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, Samuel J. Lenoir has presented to us a Silver Fire Horn, and Wm. Kennels a photograph of the Wcecacoe Engine House, ns testimonials of their regard for . the members of the Company: 'Therefore, dissolved, That wo tender our grateful thanks to the! donors, for their beautiful and appro priate, presents, and testify our high appreci ation of tho gifts, by an assurance that we will cherish them as the most valued mementos of our association. Resolved,. That those proceedings bo pub lished in tjie papers of the Borough, and cop ies transmitted to Messrs. Lbnoir and Kennels. -• WM. M. POUTER; Pres. John W. Paris, Ncc. • ■ Fatal Accident.— The following account of ft distressing and fatal accident, wo take from the last Moohauicsburg Journal; 1 It becomes, our painful-duty-to record the I sudden'death of Mr.- David Tayi.oii, an n»eit and highly respected oitizei) of Upper Allen I township. Mr. T. was mail contractor for I 1 several routes loading from Meohaniesburg, 1 \ for a number of years, among which was the I \ one loading" to York, via Shonhcrdstown, Sid \ dpnatown,Alossville, &o. while feeding.his ■ I horse’oh his return from (York, on IVeflnosday , 1 of last week, when within four miles of Low r l .iaburg, (which he was aocustomod to do wit) out unhitching him from the vehicle) the ani mal became frightened, and trampled him to the ground, when the wagon passed over him, seriously, injuring him. IleJay in a helpless and almost insensible state, for aouje time, before any one came to his assistance.'. lie was then removed to his home,-, about two miles from this place, where he lingered un til Saturday, when death put an end to his 'suffering. Mr. Taylor was widely known as a man of strict integrity and exemplary moral character, and by his death the community has lost one of its best and most highly es teemed citizens, and the. Church amosteflb Ciont and exemplary member. Kansas Repurlican Convention.—Tlio Republican Territorial Convention mot at Lawrenoovillo on the 11th instant. Messrs. A. 0. Wilder, John A. Martin, W. A. Pliil lips, W. W. Ross, C. W. Proctor, and John P. Hattorcheidt, were appointed delegates to the Chicago Convention. A resolution -was unanimously passed declaring lion. W. 11. Seward the first choice of the Republicans of Kansas for the Presidency. The attendance was large and theAction'unanimous. . Negro Excitement in . Richmond.— A let ter from Richmond, Va., dated the 10th inst., says, that considerable excitement has prevail ed among the colored population, caused by the arrest of some dozen or more, last evening, for holding secret meetings, with the avowed pur pose of devising the best means to get free.— The party arrested call themselves “ Sons of Ham;” nevertheless the Richmond police wore too smart for them, and not one saved his hacoh. The Supreme Judges’ Sai,aries.— The sal aries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are fixed in the appropriation bill at §3400 each. The bill, as it originally passed the House, made the salaries §3200 each. This was in creased by the Senate to §3600, and finally compromised by the Committee of Conference at §3400. The Hon. Wm. 11. Dinimiok, one of four Democratic Representatives in Congress from Pennsylvania, has written a letter an nouncing himself in favor of the nomination of Hop; Stephen A; Douglas for the Presiden cy. Mr. Dimmick has always been a consist ont supporter of the administration of Mr. Buchanan. - 'I A Woman Hung.— The St. Paul papers give on account of the execution of Anno Bilansky, a Polauder, for the murder of her husband. She was dressed in black, and wore a brown veil over her face and neck. One of her last words was, “Bo sure that my face is well covered." She died with ease, She is described as a very depraved woman. Fire at Danville, Pa.— The Mansion House, ■ Scott’s . Restaurant, Brown’s saloon, Savage’s jewelry establishment, and Doran’s tailor shop, wore destroyed by fire on Sunday morning week. Loss, §15,000; partially in sured. Fire supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Suicide. —A young married,woman, named Buoy Hoffman, who would- soon have been a mother, residing at Mrs. Gerhards, near Mis simor’s Station, on the Lebanon .Valley rail road, committed suicide on the 11th inst., by drowning. The cause was the desertion of her husband. ’ Affair of Honor at Washington. The Pryor and Potter Affair ble about the Preliminaries— Met eating ' ticulars —Bowie 'Knives Proposed and He dined — Col. lander Offers Substitute —Appearance of Potto House. ~ ■Washington, April 13. The following is boliovcd to bo acorrec statement of the Pryor and Potter affair, up (6'noon to-day: . . t i in Immediately after tho occurroilco in the House, Mr. Pryor dospatohod, throurii Mr. Hindman, of Arkansas, a note to Mr. letter, asking him to leave the district-to fccoivo a written comrannieation. ■ To this Mr. Potter replied, that as Mr. Pryor’s note contemplated avoiding the anti dueU im penalties in the District, and .that as hla (Mr. Potter’s) disqualification was con tained in the Constitution of Wisconsin ; if ho entertained the proposal, thereforc he could not leave the District, On which. Mi. Llns ma“ a substitute for Mr Hindman who jan obliged to leave for Arkansas, handed Mi. Potter a peremptory challenge from Mr, PiJ or who dated his note from Virginia. Colonel Lander, who had been designated by Mr. Potter as his friend, handed, after a hvpso of twelve hours, a note to Mr. Chisraan accepting tho challenge, and naming common bowio knives as the weapons; the light to take place in tho open air and the parties to be accompanied by two friends, each armed with Colts revolvers. . Mr. Chismari protested against tins form of weapons as absurd, bartsivous, vulgar; am offered to construe the code in the most liberal terms, provided other arms are suraeslted; Mr. Potter authorized Col. Lender to de cline any other terms, urging the bo wic Unite as the only weapon. Whereupon CoL Lander offered to substitute himself for Mr. 1 otter with other weapons. To both of those propo sitions Mr. Chisinau, without consulting Mr. Pryor, replied thafthe first, ns to the weap ons, is vulgar and inadmissible, and that, while appreciating Col. Lander's zeal for his friend, they have no cause of .quarrel with him, and, consequently, no demand to make on him. ' ; . , , . Mr. Pryor is still in Virginia, and-has not yet hoard of his second’s notion in the matter. The latter is believed to have acted after con sultation with Senators Mason and Hammond,, and Messrs. Miles and Koitt, of the House. Washington, April 13.—Mr. Ppttor en tered the House at half-past one o clock, and Was greeted by a mini bar of his friends, with whom he retired into one of the cloak 1 rooms. The former despatch in relation to the pro posed duel was based on information obtained in the Democratic circles. The following par ticulars in relation to tho correspondence is the version.current in' Itopublican quarters. It is. understood that after Mr. Potter re plied to Mr. Pryor's first note, that lie would receive any message that might ho sent to him in the District, Mr. Pryor asked him if lie would accept a challenge, to winch Mr. Potter replied that lie would inform him when ever a challenge- reached him. _ Mr. Pryor then sent him a challenge, to which-Mr. Pot-, ter replied, referring him to Cohmol Lander to make tho necessary arrangements. The terms proposed by Col. Lauder to T. P. Chis man were that Mr. Potter, though disclaiming .allegiance to the code, would fight Mr. 1 ryor in,any place, in doors or out, in the District, with bowie knives.- This was declined on tho ground that the weapons were barbarous, and and not usual among gentlemen. To this Col. Lander replied that Mr.'Potter detested the whole system of; duelling as inhuman, but being called to account for the exercise of ■free speech on the floor of thc-House,' lie eon, aented, not being accustomed to the usual weapons of tho duellist, to meet him in away i that would place them on equal terms, aiidto 1 name the time, place, dud weapons; but as i the weapons, named by- Mi*. - Vetter, through I Col. Lahdov, were objcctotVto, Col.- Lauder, \ without Putter’s knowledge, tendered himself to Mr.’Pryor without yostrlcliau, which was also declined by .Mr. Pryor, on the ground that lid had no quarrel with Col. Lan der. The correspondence'between the friends of Mr. Putter and Mr. Pryor did not. close till this evening. It cannot be. published till Mr, Chisman, Mr. Pryor’s principal friend, can bo seen, and his consent obtained. Washington, April 14. — Mr. Putter has “boon arrested and given hail in SAOOO to keep tile peace, and especially not to fight a duel. Tlie officers are in search of Mr.- Pryor, who will be required to give a similar bond. Early Cherries. —lt ia .believed that the magistrate who officiated' on the 'Occasion re ported below made the usual deduction of “ children half price Married, in Gamphell town, Fin. jin' the store of William Daniel, Jr., on the 21st of March, by James Hall, Esq., Master, Robert Cherry (aged sixteen years) to Miss Josephine Gregory (aged 13 years.) A Boy Accidentally Kills his Mother. —A Mrs. St. Ohon, of Mount Carroll, 111., was shot and killed the other day by her little son, a bpy about ten years of age. The boy levell cd the gun at his mother in sport, not know ing that it was loaded, when to his infinite consternation, it wont off, killing her almost instantly. , One in Authority turned Author.—A Washington correspondent of the New Orleans ,Picayune says: “The President of the Uni ted States, in the course of a conversation with himself, a few days ago, expressed an inten tion of writing spine reminiscences of his own career in Congress and abroad. Mr. Buchan an is desirous of leaving on record some notes of the prominent public men, with whom, at different periods of his life, he has boon asso ciated." The shoemaker’s strike in Lynn is about oyer; says tho Nantucket Inquirer. Most of the workmen have gone to work at the ad vanced prices originally claimed. The bosses have agreed to raise their wages, the strike having so largely diminished the goods on hand that they can afford it. Some of the workmen still iiold out because the bosses will not sign the schedule of prices. _ They refuse to do it, leaving wages to bo settled by the market price of goods. A Fat OFFigE.-r-By a recent act of the Legislature regulating the foe bill, it is provi-, tied that the District Attorney's fed on chon bill tried, shall bo increased from 83,50 to $7. In our largo cities, this will give this office an enormous salary for very little service, .as most of the cases arc trifling. Coal Vein Discovered.— The San Francis co (California) Weekly National of the Bth March says:—A coal vein was recently dis covered near lone City, Amadore county.— The stratum, says the Calaveras Chronicle is ton feet thick, and equal ■in hardness and quality to the Poacook coal in Pennsylvania. Several tons have been tested, and found to be a good and cheap substitute for wood, and fit to bo used for making steam. New State. —The Tennessee Legislature has sanctioned tho old projector forming a now State from Northern Mississippi, West Tennessee and tho extreme Western point of Kentucky. The Tennessee river would bo tho eastern boundary—population, 700,000. The Crops in Ohio.—An exchange, in dis cussing tho prospects of the grain crop in that 3tate, says: - ■ • The prospects of an abundant yield of wheat, rye and barley, wore never more en couraging within the recollection of tho oldest inhabitant. In regard to fruit, we have en couraging and discouraging reports, but we are inclined to tho opinion that, the fruit is safe—poaches may have been nipped slightly h ut the crop, if not injured further: will dpubtloss prove an abundant one,” Heavy Freshets In the West. Sudden Rise in the Monoiigahela and AU,d. ~£S wj Rivers — Destruction- of /aiion of. the lowlands—Railroad Tr^.ftd Impeded.-. ;;' -t|j PiTTSDuna, April 11.—The heavy min/ ' % which have fallen for the'past three days hi caused a freshet, attended with oouaideralil ■'S dcstruotion of property. yt The lowlands along the Monongahela ■ Allegheny rivers have been completely i nu „,’ dated. • ~ ■ The rise came so suddenly that thirtc* canal boats on the Monongahela we re « W( over the daimand sunk, causing a loss of o v §lO,OOO. The loss on the Allegheny has also her considerable, several manufactories I JC i t flooded. Families have been driven from th( dwellings to seek refuge at a distance. ~ The railroads have also suffered by law slides, and travel is much impeded.. , Altogether this is one of the most destine tivo freshets we have experienced for mar years.. The waters have now nearly attaincd tln highest stage,'arid are still rising at then of .about an inch per hour. The Mononmlii pier mark indicates 20; feet 4 inches,°bci only 20 inches loss than during the m freshet of 1852. 'lmportant Suit Decided.— lt will Lc nombcred, that upon the failure of the of Pennsylvania, the fact wfta brought to lijt -4 that Mr. Allibonc, its President, had paid fV f ‘ John Miller, then Postmaster of Philadelphia ' the handsome fee of $23,000, for his servitfl. in assisting to bringabout the purchase of It/ (i old Dank property, in, Second street, hj lh ' *' U, S. Government, for. a Post Office. Tlicis signccs of the Bank brought suit against Mr, n Miller, for the recovery of this money, on th; •■, ' ground that it had boon illegally paid, and 1 ’ v,i the case, was .tried last week before Justici qj Heed,'of the Supreme Court, at NisM’rius.- The Judge’s charge to the jury was strong!; ’ | condemnatory of the whole,transaction, mil ‘® in favor of the right of the Assignees to re-! cover. The following were his concluding'. as instructions: I. . . . ■ • . “I. think, gentlemen, you should consider; ‘■.'S this subject well. It should be the deep eon- K viotiou of every community that any attempt ■ w to bribe a public official should ho punished to the fullest extent. I therefore instruct von ’ft •that. Mr. Miller had. no right to receive ihii money; that Mr! Allibone had no authorilj ■ to pay it, nor did the directors authorize it -4 because it would have involved them in th > eommjssion of an otfeneo against the laws J , !■ the country ; and if; therefore, Mr. Alii)* pyjjj had no authority from the directors, he I»1 . ori no right to pay the money. What i? f? he consequence? The consequence is hank of Pennsylvania is the owner of ney, and they are entitled to recover it, interest, and I sp’ ihstrnot you.” The jury were absent, for about minutes, when they came into Cpurknhh Verdict for plaintiff of §27,270 33, ; . f, > W Counsel for the defence excepted to the charge of the Court, and of course case will come up for final adjudication the Court in banc.. . , . Six Cinu>r.EX'Bujn«E»Tol>EATU.— in' Orion, Richland county, Wisconsin, pied by a family named Reagan, war ha™ ; lust Tuesday week, and six children pcr'intee. ~ j in the flamcsi The oldest was sixteen jts.-, " £ of ago. .' t, • T Rilled win i.E Pi in so a Salute! — At Km • ville, JUinots, minute' guns' word fifed out ’ bef respect for the memory dVOovetnhi. A premature discharge killed two meiipfem. Morrow and Paine. Amount of Iron Mann.—The amount Iron made at the Crane Iron Works, near Allentown, in Lehigh county, for lb:, : VJd;al‘B6c. al '^Xv.p u Malt ranges from OOjp 02 eta. per bush. . |p* Vr -' Clovkuskki) continues very, quiet. Small «,/ of common and good quality uts4(n)-1,50 per 04 Timothy is steady at $3,25.* Flaxseed sclUou val at $1 00 per bushel. , Whisky is firm. Small sales of Ohio hu 22Jc; Ponna.do. at 19J(n)20c Drudge at 20 cents/- Blarfcrta. CARLISLE MARKET.—ApriI 18. Corrected Weekly hy. Woodward tS: Sch Flour, Superfine, per bid., do., Extra',- do., do., Family, do., do., Rye, do,, Write pßr 'buslioL Red do.*, do.; Rye, , . db.. Corn, . do.;- Oats, ' , do.. Fall Barley, do.. Spring Barley, do., Cloverseeb, do., TmonirsEEß, do,. .tip 1( Z\ Voari :6 t:||| On tho 7th inst., at Ins rosidonco, south of Mochanicsburg, Mr. David Tat aged Cl.years and 3 months. ‘ = ‘ / In this borough, on tho morning of W - inst., at tho rosidonco of Joseph Culver, v jfg Miss Mary Kauffman, aged about 85 r Hofc;oJ Another lovod spirit has passed away* Another loved form In tho ground wo lay* A‘ioi’g While our hearts aro sad and lonoly: .. |tJes^ On a bright spring morn,' she foil at our t ’ With tho early violets, she.faded and dicfl» t | eB . g, And has loft us to sorrow only. Gloves 01 ’ whore has she cone ?—the magic | aor^tii That over.our household used to dwell, Is broken, and all is dreary j # The silent room—-tho vacant chair, -IJbnnol But mock'our grief—she is not there, fejßfooi 1 That friend wo loved so dearly. CSklrt^ Sho bn's gone from tho circle round the To that bourno in tho dark and silent ca 1 Whence traveller never roturnoth; No dowrot bloomoth above her. head, ■ ? guwijjf Tho night winds play o’er her lonely ho 1 * . y And above tho cold star-light burnetb. {brfaSali' Yet not thoro, not there; doth the sp* r^ ’ The immortal spirit that cannot die, ifoUibfld But when from the body 'twas riven j Swoot music it hoard from the golden * f,- ; - vJsV IU brow was fanned by tho angels wins* And tho soul was awake—in Heaven* £-1 sftfi Jub* ; *''' '/j